Jayne Mansfield's Car

This Billy Bob Thornton vehicle hits the skids with its confessional monologues and confrontational encounters, even though Robert Duvall provides some redeeming moments.

"...moment, and more, in the headlights of the plodding Jayne Mansfield’s Car. It’s a pileup of confessional monologues and..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

AFF2012: Billy Bob Thornton Steers 'Jayne Mansfield's Car'

The actor returns to the writer/director's chair

"..."second home," Billy Bob Thornton presented his new film, Jayne Mansfield's Car, as the closing-night film of the 2012..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Review: Mansfield 66/67

Did sexess spoil Jayne Mansfield, or was it … Satan?

"...Sixties-era sex kitten Mansfield was the focus of the tattletale, tabloid press long..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Girl Can't Help It

"...Directed by: Frank Tashlin. Starring: Julie London, Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield and Edmond O’Brien. Tashlin demonstrated an innate knowledge..."

May 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: In the Driver's Seat

Billy Bob Thornton steers 'Jayne Mansfield's Car'

"...a freewheeling Q&A following the premiere of his film Jayne Mansfield's Car, which finally arrives back in Austin today..."

Sept. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF Announces More! More! More Movies!

Billy Bob's latest, plus the ubiquitous James Franco

"...Put "Jayne Mansfield" and "car" in the same sentence, and the..."

Oct. 10, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Scanlines

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

"...whole. Huh-huh... I said "hole." -- Christopher Null Poor Jayne Mansfield. The one-time UT student was always an also-ran..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Old Hollywood Tales

"...Rock Hunter? (2/19, 9:15pm, TCM) with Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield. Jayne Mansfield, who shaved her pubic hair into..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Big Hair, Big Stars, and a Mechanical Bull

Previewing the 2008 Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...the Hall of Fame this year: Morgan Fairchild and Jayne Mansfield. Born Patsy Ann McClenny in Dallas, Fairchild made..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Scanlines

La Jetée

"...with Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Tom Ewell, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent..."

April 9, 1999 Screens Feature

After a Fashion

Stephen preps for the Texas Film Hall of Fame with a look back at previous years' events

"...is undoubtedly one of our greatest actresses. The late Jayne Mansfield, noted more for comedic and other assets rather..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

"...Directed by: Frank Tashlin. Starring: Joan Blondell, Betsy Drake, Jayne Mansfield, Tony Randall, Mickey Hargitay and Groucho Marx. This..."

May 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...and Nellie Connally, Allen Ludden, Pat Hingle, Barbara Barrie, Jayne Mansfield, Rip Torn, and Harry Blackstone Jr. That meant..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

While Stephen is fetching, he didn't fetch much

"...shindig. Can you imagine? I'm sure I'll feel like Jayne Mansfield doing a USO tour. The Octo Tea Dance..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Film News

Terrence Malick drops a 60,000 pound Tree in Smithville

"...join previously announced inductees Thomas Haden Church, the late Jayne Mansfield (daughter Mariska Hargitay will accept on her behalf),..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Festival huzzahs

"...Hollywood ties, but their picks often presage the Oscars... Jayne Mansfield, Thomas Haden Church, and the film Urban Cowboy..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

After a Fashion

"...in the business, considering her meager charms. She's the Jayne Mansfield for a new century. Clay Aiken would just..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...of tractor trailers are equipped with under-ride guards called "Mansfield bars," named in honor of the late Jayne Mansfield,..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Austin Film Festival Picks

Local flavor and Texas ties

"...Mansfield 66/67Fri., Oct. 27, 8:45pm, Galaxy When Anton LaVey met..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

From the Vaults: Tashlinesque

Frank Tashlin in print and onscreen

"...His frequent film work with such comic actors as Jayne Mansfield and Jerry Lewis, both of whom are something..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Actress Jayne Mansfield's two Chihuahuas died alongside her in the car..."

May 8, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

ACL Live Shot: Imelda May

Dublin rockabilly turns in a Kustom Kar set and owns the place

"...voice filled the room, captivating a crowd with more Jayne Mansfield-proportioned young women than a Kustom Kar rally. Two..."

Oct. 13, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

'A Conga Line of Incongruous Celebrities'

Sam Staggs chronicles the extraordinary life of a Hollywood gadabout in 'Inventing Elsa Maxwell'

"..."All the fantastic people, Genevieve, the Gabors, Jayne Mansfield, and – God help us – Billy Graham..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin

A look at the unsung filmmaker, whose collaborators included Jerry Lewis, Jayne Mansfield, and Porky Pig

"...frequent human collaborators – Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Jayne Mansfield – out of a lineup, and no history..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Review by Leah Churner

Page Two: Madness in General

A film review and recommendation for this blur of a year

"...Cimber was Jayne Mansfield's last husband and directed her in Single Room..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Cowpokes in Their Underpants, and Their Ladies

You don't have to put their clothes on to have a good time.

"...Fine: Jayne Mansfield (white Mirabeau bikini), Selena (black bra with white..."

May 2, 2008 Design Post by Cindy Widner

Hall of Fame Shuffle

Anything goes at the TX Film Hall of Fame Awards... and somebody's already up and gone

"...in attendance. Other honorees include Mike Judge, Morgan Fairchild, Jayne Mansfield (accepted by her daughter, Mariska Hargitay), and the..."

Feb. 27, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Is Stephen a closet furry? And what did Dr. Twink diagnose?

"...of Fame info. Emceed by Dan Rather, honorees include Jayne Mansfield (who attended UT), whose daughter Mariska Hargitay will..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen is hitting the holiday-party circuit with a vengeance and a few hotties on his arm

"...there feeling as glamorous as the love child of Jayne Mansfield and Elizabeth Taylor. Any salon that can do..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Mr. Moto Collection

"...linen suit, and smelling of fresh gardenias. ALSO OUT NowJayne Mansfield Collection (20th Century Fox, $49.98): She may not..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Screens Review by Steve Uhler

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